Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The present report on “Urban Slums in Delhi” is brought out by the Directorate of Economics & Statistics on the basis of sample survey conducted under the 69th NSS Round (July 2012- Dec 2012) in respect of state sample. This report contains information relating to 2012 on ownership, area type, …
A small slum pocket in Kothrud has set an example for the entire city by achieving the target of 100% garbage segregation by way of disciplined collection and disposal practices. About 2,500 people live in 650 hutments in Shravandhara slums near Gandhi Bhavan in Kothrud. "A combination of awareness drives …
One important aspect of a Smart City is systems that are sustainable and environment friendly. Gujarat International Finance Tec City (GIFT) is inching towards that end. A smart solid waste management system is being put in place using Swiss technology at GIFT City where garbage will be disposed of with …
In a message to residents who don't take composting seriously, the city of Seattle is placing red tags on the bins of anyone who fails to comply with a new law barring food scraps from being tossed in the garbage, a spokesman said on Wednesday. The highly visible warnings are …
Castigating municipal bodies here for not clearing garbage, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that the Capital was “not even an Asia-class city” in terms of cleanliness. “How will we make Delhi a world-class city? It is not even an Asia-class city. Despite all the norms and a number …
The Pune Municipal Corporation workers' union, along with a group of researchers, will train members of the civic body's conservancy staff to collect information and create awareness about garbage segregation. "The PMC conservancy staff comprises people who work on the ground. Hence, if they are guided, they can be utilised …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, has directed the Municipal Corporation here to complete land acquisition for the Samgauli garbage dumping site within a year and has also made it liable to collect garbage from all industrial areas of Mohali. The judgment, pronounced on January 13 with Justice Swatanter Kumar …
In the absence of a permanent executive officer and the sanitary inspector, the Nakodar municipal council has failed to follow the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) directions about the removal of garbage from residential areas. The town has been without a permanent executive officer and the sanitary inspector for long. Due …
TWO garbage incineration plants are being allowed to operate illegally by the government in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, it is alleged, forcing residents to move and sickening many of those left behind. The plants, in the city’s Guodingshan of Hanyang districts, were built in 2012 to burn …
Agra: Taking cognizance of the deteriorating condition of the environment around the Kuberpur garbage dumpsite, the Uttar Pradesh pollution control board has sent a notice to the Agra municipal corporation to restart the solid waste recycling plant in the area. On an average, 750 metric tonnes of garbage is collected …
Villagers stage a protest near the Moogenahalli gate off Dobbspet-Kolar National Highway against the BBMP for opening a garbage disposal unit at Chigaranahalli in Doddaballapur taluk. At least 500 people blocked the Dobbspet-Kolar National Highway near the Moogenahalli gate to protest against the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for setting …
Even after getting a green signal from the high court, the setting up of the Solid Waste Management Plant (SWMP) at Bhagtanwala has become a bone of contention with the MC authorities. The residents, who are up in arms against the authorities for installing the plant in their locality, today …
The recently inaugurated garbage treatment plant in Palampur has failed to solve its purpose. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh inaugurated the treatment plant in November and announced that it would cater to the needs of entire Palampur and collect and treat garbage of adjoining satellite areas also. However, even after two …
Uruli Devachi and Phursungi villagers set a nine-month deadline for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to stop dumping the city's garbage in their limits after a meeting with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday. "The PMC has to completely stop open dumping after nine months and must give a written …
Thousands of protestors across north India are expected to mass outside Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on February 1 to press the government to clean up the heavily-polluted Yamuna. Swami Vigyanacharya, who will be heading the campaign, said the rally next month will just be a "warning" as this would …
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday observed that the Kochi Corporation appeared to be blissfully ignorant of its primary responsibility of public health and hygiene. The court also directed the Central government and the Central Pollution Control Board to file affidavits addressing all issues arising with regard to dumping of …
The Pallavaram municipality has submitted to the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT), Southern Bench, that it will put a stop to garbage dumping in Ganapathypuram around the Pallavaram periya eri after March 31. A recent report submitted by the Pallavaram municipal commissioner to the tribunal stated that work on a scientific …
The BBMP finally stopped sending waste to the Mandur landfill on December 1. Two years after the City was in throes of garbage, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) started learning the basics of scientific disposal of waste in 2014. After repeatedly going back on the promises made to the …
State government's urban administration and development department has directed all municipal commissioners, district collectors, and chief municipal officers to carry out drive for removal and collection of polythene carry bags littered on roads. Government has in recent past declared it to be a plastic-free state with effect from January 1, …
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday allowed the organisers to hold the prestigious Kala Ghoda cultural festival in the city for nine days from February 7 next, while ensuring proper hygiene, regulating collection of garbage and seeking strict implementation of noise pollution rules. A bench of justices V M …
